Hospital Employee Health – February 1, 2019

February 1, 2019

• Efforts to Prevent Healthcare Violence Gain Momentum

  There are signs that the historical complacency and “part-of-the-job” acceptance of healthcare violence is ending.

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• The Joint Commission Comments on CDC Healthcare Worker Guidelines

  The CDC’s draft guidelines for protecting healthcare workers from occupational infections “may inadvertently reinforce siloing of safety issues, which is increasingly recognized as contradictory to promoting a safety culture,” The Joint Commission warned in comments on the document.

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• Employee Health Perspective of a Pregnant Nurse

  Employee health professionals can provide education and compassionate support for pregnant nurses so they can continue working safely as they approach their due date.

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• Don’t Shoot the Messenger: HCWs Will Report Incidents in a Just Culture

  A common theme across a variety of occupational and employee health issues is that healthcare workers may not report a given incident — leaving surveillance data underpowered and needed interventions less likely to be adopted.

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• Sleep Deprivation Endangers Employee, Patient Safety

  To address this issue of sleep deprivation, NIOSH makes available a free online training program that can be used to educate nurses and other healthcare workers.

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